Sanitary milk-protector.



O. E. NARY. SANITARY MILK PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED 1330.11. 1913.

1 1 1 4, 632. Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

V WITNESSES INVENTOR ATTORNEYS To all whom it may concern:

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Patented Oct. 26,1914.

' B it known that I, CrLin Es NAnr, a citizen of the United smashes resident of Georgetown, in, the county of Floydand State of Indiana, have made certain new and useful Improvements in SanitaryMilk- Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement-in Sam-- tarymilk protectors, an has forits object to provide a device of the character speci matters, and wherein mechanism is providedfor supporting the device in the manner specified.

In the drawings: Figure 1 1s a slde-view of the improved protector, in place on a cow, and, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the protector detached.

In the present embodiment of the invention a sack is provided, of, suitable material, as for instance of rubberized cloth, and water proofed, the said sackcomprismg a body portion 1, and extensions 2, 3 and 4. The body is of suflicient sue to inclose and hold the udder of the cow, with the upper front edge of the bag, that is that portion 4 of the edge between the extensions 2 and 3 in contact with the bellyof the cow. The extension 4 is designed to be passed rearwardly between the rear legs of the cow, and tabs 5 and 5 are connected with the extension 4. Other tabs 6 and 7 are connected with the extensions 2 and 3, and each tab 5-56 and 7 has its free end engaged with a metallic loop 8, each loop having an eye 9.

The tabs are of any suitable material, as for instance of leather, cloth, or of the same material as the bag, and each tab is secured at one end to the extension, by stitching or the like. The other end of each tab may be connected with the loop. in any suitablerivets.

pass rearwardly across each other adjacent to the strap 10 to a connection with one of the tabs 15. o the extension 4. The rear ends of the straps l3 and 13 are passed through metallic loops 14:, and are then douconnected theretoby buckles 15. Eachof the loops l1 and 14 is provided with asnap hook, and the sna hooks engage the eyes 9 oitheloops 8 of die adjacent tabs.

:The snap hook of the strap 13 is engaged of the strap 13' is engaged with the eye of the tab 5. A strap 15 is secured at its rear end to the strap 10 at its center, and between the connection of the straps 13 and 13 in stitching, and the front end of the said strap 15 is passed forwardly through a rin 16, and is then doubled back upon the body of the strap and connected thereto by means of connected with the ring 16, the strap 15 being adapted to lie along the back of the cow, while the strap 18 is adapted to encircle the neck of the animal, as shown in Fig. 1. The ends of the strap 18 are passed through loops 19 having snap books 20, and the said ends are then doubled back upon the body of the strap and connected thereto by buckles 21. The snap hooks 20 are engaged with the ring 16. The strap 10 lies transversely of the animals back, just in front of the hip bones, and the straps 13 and 13 cross each other on the animals back just in rear of the strap 10. Each strap then passes rearwardly and downwardly to its connection with the adjacenttab. The sack 1 is thus supported directly beneath the udder of the cow, the udder lying within the bag,

contact with foreign substances.

The improved protector is designed to be worn while the animal is in the stall or grazing in the field, and may be left in place except during the milking of the animal.

It will be'understood that the protector is so held that it incloses the udder completely, the free edges of the sack contacting with the body of the cow, in such manner that nothing can touch the udder. The sack will be in practice made in different sizes, to suit the cow, and it will be-understood that any desired means may be used for connecting the straps to the sack. Preferably the connection is detachable, and easily so, in order that the device may be with the eye of the tab 5, and the snap hook,

bled back upon the body of the strap and any suitable manner, as for instance by a buckle 17. Another strap 18 has its ends in such manner that no part thereof may removed and replaced With but slight trouble. Preferably the tabs 5-5 ----6--7 are of Webbing, of sufiicient strength to retain the sack in place. The straps 10' 181318 may also be of webbing, or of any other suitable material.

I clai1 y In a device of the character specified, a sack adaptel to be arranged beneath the udder of a cow, and a harness for holding the sack in position, and comprising a strap adapted to extend longitudinally of the back of the cow from the neck to approximately the hip bones, a collar for encircling the neck of a cow and permanently connected to the front end of the first-named strap at one end of the collar and detachably connected at the other end, a cross strap connected intermediate its ends to the rear end of the first-named strap, a pair of straps connected with the last-named strap on opposite sides of the connection of the first-named strap and adapted to cross each other over the hip bones of the cow, the ends of the cross strap and the free ends of the last-named straps having snap hooks, and the sack having means for engagement by the snap hooks to support the sac CHARLES EDWARD NARY. lVitnesses:

H. K. ENGLEMAN, J AS. R. MURPHY. 

